Consider the Equation: CH₄ (G)+ 2O₂ (G)⇔ CO₂ (G)+ 2H₂O

question 18

Multiple Choice

Consider the equation: CH₄ (g) + 2O₂ (g) ⇔ CO₂ (g) + 2H₂O (g) to answer the questions below.
-Refer to the equilibrium shown above. If the reaction vessel is expanded, this will ________.

• A)shift the reaction to the right
• B)shift the reaction to the left
• C)have no effect
• D)cannot be determined, since the temperature is unknown

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